Papa arrived at our house and was given a laundry list of projects that needed to be done. Some in preparation for the baby and others just general upkeep. The list was so comprehensive and the fact that he kept adding new items, I thought that in the few days that he was here he was never going to sleep. He almost didn't. We did manage a miracle because we couldn't let him work the entire time he was here. He went with all of us to a Touch-a-truck event in Boston. Thus, he was the perfect person to show the boys how to work most of the construction/digging equipment.
They were all very intent on figuring out how to get this digger to work.
Reliving his days in the Army - he popped right into the truck and was ready to roll.
Our little firemen - I can't explain how heavy fire hats are...these are the real deal and I could barely lift the hats up to put it on their heads. They thought it was so cool to be in the back of a fire truck and to be able to touch everything.
Can you believe it - I got a picture of mom and dad together without complaints. I know the background is not the best but you have to treasure moments like this when they are so rare.
So the next big attraction was the police car which you could
punch all the buttons to set off the siren and all the other noises. I have to hand it to Garrett for being so smart. While he was waiting on line to take his turn, he popped into the back of the cruiser. He watched as all the other boys and girls took their turns. When it was finally his turn, he jumped over the middle console and went right to work. He had studied all the buttons and knobs so he knew exactly what he wanted to do. The police officer was quite impressed.
We are praying this is the only time we see Garrett in the back of a police car. :)
Connor also made short work of charming the police officer so they got a little extra time.
It was a great event and one of the biggest hits was the moving truck which was lined with bubble wrap so you could jump around and pop all the bubbles. It was nice to get Papa out of the house for a few hours so he could relax a little bit. Once we got home, he convinced us to buy a new tree which was huge and then Brian and Dad set out to dig a hole in our yard which is completely rock. It was quite a task considering the terrain and the heat. Needless to say the tree has been
flourishing ever since. Thanks to Papa who managed to transform our house in less than three days...Thank you!
They were all very intent on figuring out how to get this digger to work.
Reliving his days in the Army - he popped right into the truck and was ready to roll.
Our little firemen - I can't explain how heavy fire hats are...these are the real deal and I could barely lift the hats up to put it on their heads. They thought it was so cool to be in the back of a fire truck and to be able to touch everything.
Can you believe it - I got a picture of mom and dad together without complaints. I know the background is not the best but you have to treasure moments like this when they are so rare.
So the next big attraction was the police car which you could punch all the buttons to set off the siren and all the other noises. I have to hand it to Garrett for being so smart. While he was waiting on line to take his turn, he popped into the back of the cruiser. He watched as all the other boys and girls took their turns. When it was finally his turn, he jumped over the middle console and went right to work. He had studied all the buttons and knobs so he knew exactly what he wanted to do. The police officer was quite impressed.
We are praying this is the only time we see Garrett in the back of a police car. :)
Connor also made short work of charming the police officer so they got a little extra time.
It was a great event and one of the biggest hits was the moving truck which was lined with bubble wrap so you could jump around and pop all the bubbles. It was nice to get Papa out of the house for a few hours so he could relax a little bit. Once we got home, he convinced us to buy a new tree which was huge and then Brian and Dad set out to dig a hole in our yard which is completely rock. It was quite a task considering the terrain and the heat. Needless to say the tree has been flourishing ever since. Thanks to Papa who managed to transform our house in less than three days...Thank you!
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